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  • Southbank launch for Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy sequel

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    London’s Southbank centre is to host a day-long event to celebrate the success of Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series.

  • COOL-ER ‘is Europe’s best selling eBook reader’

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    The man behind the COOL-ER readers has revealed the firm has sold “tens of thousands” of the stylish readers is just three months and has already made a profit.

  • IREX set to bring 3G eBook reader to UK

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    A new 8.1″ eBook reader is heading towards the UK and it looks set to be the first 3G reader to arrive on these shores. The IREX DR800SG will allow users to buy books, newspapers or magazines from a variety of sources.

  • Vodafone secures iPhone for UK and Ireland

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    Just a day after Apple tore up their exclusive contract with O2 for the sale of their iPhone, the US giant has announced a deal with Vodafone. News that Vodafone is to stock the handset from “early 2010” follows yesterday’s announcement that Orange is set to sell both the 3G and 3GS models despite widespread…

  • Borders extends eBook reader range

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    High street and online book retailer Borders has extended its eBook reader range to include the latest Sony readers as well as devices from BeBook and COOL-ER. The company already sells the Elonex reader through its stores which currently sells for £169.

  • Wattpad service adopts EPUB

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    eBook social media service Wattpad has become the latest eBook player to announce support for the EPUB format, following Google Books and Sony in adopting the XML-based standard.